Roll-paper holder and feeder



Jan. 25 1927. 1,615,359

- D. l.. COOPER ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND FEEDER Filed April 25. 1925 ZCOO/Jer;

Patented Jan. 25, 1927.

DOCTOR L. COOPER, F NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI.

Applicatonled ApriI 25,1925. Serial No. 25,831.

This invention relates to an improved paper holding and feeding deviceparticularly adapted for holding a roll of paper to be utilized infacilitating the taking of I orders or notes given by phone call orpersonal callers. j My primary aim is to provide an improvement upon asimilar device of this kind shown and described in an application filedby me on August 31, 1923, and designated by Serial No. 660,282, the samehaving been v allowed and matured into Patent 1,539,994, June 2, 1925,and the present application being a continuation in part thereof.Reference being had to the prior application,

it will be observed that one feature of novelty is the provision of abase upon which an upright kis mounted, this upright being of apredetermined width and having vertically extending flanges formed onits opposite vertical edges, the inner faces of the flanges be-ingconstructed to provide bearings lfor journals of a paper holding roll,and there being a supplemental paper tension and guiding roll `rotatablymounted between the lower portions of the flanges at a point beneath thepaper holding roller, so that the paper from the lastnamed roller may betrained around and beneath the guiding roll, in a manner to dispose itbetween the adjacent portions of the fianges and to permit these flangesto function additionally for confining the paper therebetween.

The improvement embodied in the present case resides more particularlyin the manually actuated rollers mounted in a series upon the upper sideof the base, the free end of the paper being passed between theserollers which are arranged in a manner to facilitate movement of thepaper therebetween.

An advantage is derived by supporting two of these rollers upon aremovable U-shaped bracket, which in turn carries a hood extending overthe rollers and adording a tearing knife.

Other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description and drawing.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a paper u holder constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

gigur'e 2 is a front elevation of the same, an

Figure 3 is an enlarged central longitudinal section, takenapproximately upon the plane of the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the referencecharacter 1 designates an inclined base providedon its bottom withappropriate rests 2. It will be noted that the forward portion of thisbase is relatively wide, while the rear portion terminates in a reducedvextension 3. Rising from this extension and being of a 'widthcorresponding thereto is an upright 4, the upper end of whichisfashioned to render it ornamental and to permit it to be fastened to aIsupport if desired. Integral with the opposite vertical edges of thisupright and with the opposite longitudinal edges of the extension 3 areforwardly extending side flanges 5 of the approximate configurationshown. In their inner faces and adjacent the top, these flanges areprovided with inclined feet 6 adapted for reception of the journals 7 onthe ends of a paper holding roller 8. Pivoted to the fianges beneaththis roller is a U-shaped wire guide 9, through which the free endportion of the paper is passed. Disposed beneath the paper roller is asupplemental roll 10, which may be distinguished as a paper guiding andtensioning roller. It should be noted that this last named roller isdisposed substantially beneath the journals of the paper holding roller,and that the free end portion 1l of the paper is brought downwardly andbetween the lower portions of the fianges and thence beneath the rollerto permit the flanges to have the additional functions of confining andguiding the paper ther-ebetween.

Mounted upon the major portion of the base are the feeding rollersbefore referred t0. In this connection, attention is directed to Figure3, wherein it will be seen that a transverse recess 12 is formed in theupper side of the base, there being a roller 13 located in this recessand mounted for rotation in appropriate journals. One of the journalsmay be extended to accommodate a turning handle 14 as shown in Figure 2.Located above this roller 13 is an arched or substantially invertedU-shaped bracket 15, which is of a width to serve as a mounting for apair of spaced parallel auxiliary rollers 16. These rollers are disposedin close spaced proximity to the exposed upper surface of the roller 13so as to afford sufficient space for passage of the free end portion ofthe paper. The presence of these additional rollers greatly facilitatesthe feeding and movement of the paper. Carried by the bracket 15 is ahood 17, including a downwardly inclined front wall 18 having a serratededge 19,serving as a tearing knife for the paper. The hood also includesa ldepending rear wall 20, which is disposed so as to not interfere withthe free movement of the paper.

As shown, the `device may embody pivoted retaining clips 21 formaintaining the journals of the paper holding roller in place, a notereceiving hook 22 and appropriate clips for suspension of pencils andthe like.

It is thought that by considering the description in connection with thedrawing, persons familiar with devices of this class will be able toobtain a clear understanding of the same. Therefore a more lengthydescription is thought unnecessary.

While the preferred 'embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed, it is to be understood that minor changes coming Within thelield of invention claimed may be resorted to, if desired.

I claim v: t In a paper holder of the class described, a base providedin its upper side with a transverse recess, a feed roller located insaid recess and journaled for rotation upon the base and having theupper portion of its periphery projecting above the surface `of thebase, a substantially inverted U-shaped bracket disposed longitudinallyover the recess, the free ends of the arms of said inverted U-shapedbracket being disposed laterally and secured on the top of the baseadjacent the respective ends of the recess,

a pair of auxiliary feed rollers journaled` for rotation in the bracketbetween the arms thereof, said auxiliary feed rollers being disposed onopposite sides of the first mentioned feed roller and adapted forcooperation therewith, and a hood associated with the bracket, the samebeing formed of a relatively wide strip of metal which is bent toprovide an intermediate and end portions, the intermediate portion ofthe hood being secured on the crown portion of the inverted U-shapedbracket, the forward end of the strip of metal forming the hoodlextending downwardly adjacent the forwardmost anxiliary feed roller,the lower edge of the forward end being serrated to provide atearingknife for the free end of a strip of paper which is adapted to be fedbetween the first mentioned feed roller and the auxiliary -feed rollers,the rear end portion of the strip being disposed downwardly adjacent therearmost auxiliary feed roller,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

DOCTOR L. COOPER.

